Who knew that Uhm Tae Woong has even more of himself left to show?

At the press conference for KBS2′s upcoming drama Blade and Petal held on July 1, Uhm Tae Woong said he′ll make another transformation for his new role.

"I mainly acted with my eyes in the KBS drama The Equator Man last time, but this time I′ll act with my hair. I′m saying this because my character has a very liberal hair style," he said to big laughs.

In The Equator Man , Uhm Tae Woong appeared as a man with a visual impairment.

The actor said about director Kim Yong Soo, who also worked on The Equator Man , "He′s a man I can look up to. He′s a director that will go down in the history books of dramas for his story, viewership ratings and directing, and I have a feeling we′ll again be producing a big drama."

"I always felt a sense of accomplishment after shooting a drama with him," he added. "We had our difficulties, and the director sometimes directs in a weird way, but I could learn why he does that. I can communicate with him even though we′re busy, and I think it′ll be a piece of work that feels good."

Uhm Tae Woong will appear in Blade and Petal as Yeon Choong, who was born between Yeon Gaesomun and a slave mother. Despite his talent, he is stopped from realizing his dream due to his social status. He is ordered by his father to kill the woman he loves, the Princess Moo Young.

The drama will air its first episode on July 3.

Photo credit: Kim Byung Kwan

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